• buddascrayon@lemmy.world
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    9 hours ago

    Only Congress can declare war, anything else is just a “police action”. That used to actually mean something…in the 1800s. It lost its meaning with good ol’ Teddy Roosevelt.

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      9 hours ago

      Yes it’s a distinction without a difference. You might even say not worth mentioning.